SOLUTION: Use substitution method: Answer as an ordered pair, no solution, or infinite number of solutions x=-5-2y x+2=1

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Question 403283: Use substitution method:
Answer as an ordered pair, no solution, or infinite number of solutions
x=-5-2y
x+2=1
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the second equation, x+2 = -1, so x = -3. Substituting x = -3 into the first equation,

-3 = -5 - 2y

2 = -2y --> y = -1, so the ordered pair (x,y) is (-3, -1).